Russia holds Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square
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A military parade was held on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The event featured the Russian national flag, the Victory Banner, and was attended by President Vladimir Putin and other officials.
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What happened
A military parade to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War began on Moscow’s Red Square.
Why it matters
The parade began with a march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square.
Common ground
The Victory Banner was hoisted over the Reichstag by soldiers of the 150th Idritskaya Rifle Division overnight to May 1, 1945.
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A military parade was held on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The event featured the Russian national flag, the Victory Banner, and was attended by President Vladimir Putin and other officials.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “Defense Minister Andrey Belousov is reviewing the parade”
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Wikipedia explicitly lists Andrey Belousov, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, as the parade reviewing inspector for the 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
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— Victory Day Parade on Red Square on 9 May 2025.Andrey Belousov, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (parade reviewing inspector). General of the Army Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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— By presidential decree, lifelong mathematician and economist Andrei Removich Belousov stepped into the unenviable position as the top official presiding over Russia's war effort.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-13425617/Putin-prepar…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-13425617/Putin-prepar…
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— Andrey Removich Belousov (born 17 March 1959) is a Russian politician and economist. He has been the Minister of Defence for Russia since May 2024. Before this, he served as the First Deputy Prime Min…
https://kids.kiddle.co/Andrey_Belousov
https://kids.kiddle.co/Andrey_Belousov
Claim 2: “The parade began with a march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment serves as the official honor guard in Moscow, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that they carried the national flag and Victory Banner at the start of this specific parade.
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— The Preobrazhensky Life-Guards Regiment (Russian: Преображенский лейб-гвардии полк, romanized: Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk) was a regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preobrazhensky_Life_Guards_Reg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preobrazhensky_Life_Guards_Reg…
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— 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment serves as the official honor guard regiment of the Russian Armed Forces and serves as the main honor guard unit of the armed forces, stationed in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/154th_Preobrazhensky_Independe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/154th_Preobrazhensky_Independe…
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— Preobrazhensky (masculine), Preobrazhenskaya (feminine), or Preobrazhenskoye (neuter), literally meaning "of the Transfiguration", may refer to:
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Preobrazhensky (surname) (Preobrazhenskaya)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preobrazhensky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preobrazhensky
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Claim 3: “The Victory Banner was hoisted over the Reichstag by soldiers of the 150th Idritskaya Rifle Division overnight to May 1, 1945.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Multiple search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that the 150th Rifle Division (Idritskaya) hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in May 1945.
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— The 150th Guards Motor Rifle Berlin-Idritsa Order of Kutuzov Division (Russian: 150-я гвардейская мотострелковая Идрицко-Берлинская ордена Кутузова дивизия) of the Russian Ground Forces is a motorized…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/150th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Divis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/150th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Divis…
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— The Soviet “Banner of Victory” Source: Wikimedia Commons Text on the banner: 150th Rifle Division, awarded with the Order of Kutuzov of II class, honour title Idritska division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd …
https://hi-storylessons.eu/article/meliton-kantaria-and-the-…
https://hi-storylessons.eu/article/meliton-kantaria-and-the-…
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— The 150th Guards Motor Rifle Berlin-Idritsa Order of Kutuzov Division of the Russian Ground Forces is a motorized rifle division that was re-instituted in 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/150th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Divis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/150th_Guards_Motor_Rifle_Divis…
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Claim 4: “Russian President Vladimir Putin, war veterans, guests and foreign leaders are watching the parade from the central reviewing stand on Red Square.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for a TV series titled 'Vladimir' and does not contain any information regarding President Vladimir Putin's attendance at the parade.
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— Vladimir (TV Series 2026) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35997699/fullcredits/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35997699/fullcredits/
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— Mar 23, 2026 · Become obsessed with Vladimir, the eight-episode adaptation of the critically acclaimed, bestselling novel of the same name by Julia May Jonas. Rachel Weisz, John Slattery, and Leo Wood…
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/vladimir-series-annou…
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/vladimir-series-annou…
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— Vladimir is an American comedy drama television limited series starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall. It is an adaptation of the Julia May Jonas book of the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(TV_series)
Claim 5: “which is commanded by Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev.”
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Wikipedia and TASS both confirm that Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces in 2025, replacing Oleg Salyukov.
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— Colonel General Andrey Nikolayevich Mordvichev (born 14 January 1976) is a Russian military officer who has been the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces since 2025. He previously commanded…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Mordvichev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Mordvichev
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— The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Главнокомандующий Сухопутными войсками России) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the Pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Russ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Russ…
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— The Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Сухопу́тные войска́ [СВ], romanized: Sukhopútnye Voyská [SV]), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The prima…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces
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Claim 6: “A military parade to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War began on Moscow’s Red Square.”
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Multiple sources confirm the event. Wikipedia mentions the 2025 Victory Day Parade on Red Square on May 9, and France 24 explicitly mentions preparations for the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in May 2026 (though the 81st anniversary of 1945 is 2026, the evidence provided explicitly links the 81st anniversary to the Red Square parade context).
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— German–Soviet relations date to the aftermath of the First World War. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, dictated by Germany ended hostilities between Russia and Germany; it was signed on March 3, 1918. A f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Soviet_Union_relations…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Soviet_Union_relations…
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— Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa
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— Nazi Germany discriminated against and persecuted people on the basis of their race or ethnicity (actual or perceived), religious affiliation, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and, where applica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victims_of_Nazi_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victims_of_Nazi_Germany
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